Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
Visitors are welcome in our Paris, Chicago and New York locations by appointment.
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PagesLes Enluminures celebrates 30 years
Les Enluminures is proudly celebrating thirty years in business this Fall. We are marking the occasion with a series of six videos charting the history and accomplishments of the gallery,... Read more -
PublicationsSimon Bening and the Enríquez de Ribera Prayerbook
Sandra Hindman with Laura Light and Matthew J. Westerby September 15, 2021 In this publication, we present for the first time three dramatic miniatures painted by Simon Bening (1483-1561), one of the greates and most famous Netherlandish manuscript illuminators. Newly discovered and... Read more -
PagesObject of the Week
Join us to learn more about diverse objects in our collection. Read more -
Video entriesMini-Podcast - Episode 27: A Chiromancy Manuscript!
October 8, 2021 Today, we kick off our October season programming by exploring Manuscript TM111: Dell’idea del futuro, or On the idea of Future, an unpublished treatise on chiromancy. What is Chiromancy and... Read more -
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Untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks. Read more -
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